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Roger Ebert in 2010 in his kitchen in Harbert, Mich.Credit Joe Raymond for The New York Times

The Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert on not being able to eat: “From that time I began to replace what I had lost with what I remembered.” — Melissa Clark

Ellen: Tal Ronnen, the vegan chef who recently opened a spot in Southern California, gets a shout-out from the plant-based-eating advocate Ellen DeGeneres. — Jeff Gordinier

The Aesthete: David Chang admires Thomas Pynchon: “His ability to be both public with his talent and extraordinarily private with himself, that’s exactly what I want.” (Via Grub Street) — Maria Newman

The Wall Street Journal: On the paper’s Asia blog, @eatingasia writes that morning markets — not touristy night markets — are where the best street-food vendors are found. — Julia Moskin

The New Times Broward-Palm Beach: The first of a series of “Mad Men”-themed airport cocktail lounges opens Sunday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Terminal 3. The Mad Cocktail chain is backed by AMC, which presents the show. Whoever designed the cocktail list, however, doesn’t seem to watch the show; Roger Sterling drinks martinis, not manhattans. — Robert Simonson

Culinate: Cooking can be hard enough. How about cooking foods you don’t like? — Patrick Farrell

Eater: Finally released after being wrongly imprisoned for 42 years, a man does the sensible thing and heads straight for In-N-Out Burger. — Jeff Gordinier

Men’s Health: A paean to the value of three foods that fight bodily inflammation by encouraging the production of white blood cells: strawberries (rich in vitamin C), purple cabbage (abundant with polyphenols that decrease inflammation) and mushrooms (which stimulate white blood cells and are also antimicrobial). — Glenn Collins

The New York Times: What New Yorkers of all stripes eat; it’s both stranger and more banal than you think. — Melissa Clark

Los Angeles Magazine: How to welcome a new year, Thai-style, with a special bowl of curry. — Jeff Gordinier

Toqueland: A visit to Carbone causes Andrew Friedman to remember a short film from the ’90s. “The Waiters” is not about what you think. — Melissa Clark

The New York Times: FreshDirect and Majora Carter: a community activist for sale. — Maria Newman

The Daily Beast: A McDonald’s in Winchendon, Mass., posted a job listing for a cashier requiring a bachelor’s degree. While it may be an indicator of the current fierce competition for jobs, the posting has also drawn the ire of youth advocates who point to the growing rate of unemployment among teens and college dropouts. — Glenn Collins

Smithsonian: New research studies show that: 1) it is possible to lower the fat content of food without making it lose its flavor, if aromatic oils (likeolive oil) are added, and 2) people who eat breakfasts high in protein are less likely to chow down on foods loaded with sugar or fat late at night. — Glenn Collins